2006-07-21 07:56:55 · 12 answers · asked by Dave C 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
My contacts at NASA say that no decision has been made as of yet, but they are considering keeping one mission ready...just in case. Most likely, they will be gutted and put on display...one at Johnson Space Center in Houston, one at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and one at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL.
2006-07-21 08:21:07 · answer #1 · answered by Lisa S 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They will have permanent, but separate spots in museums. An unlikely spot is the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, which already has the Enterprise orbiter. Another unlikely spot is Huntsville's Space and Rocket Center; it already has the Pathfinder replica.
It is practically guaranteed that one of the orbiters will be placed on the grounds of Johnson Space Center. Kennedy Space Center may get one, but it has another replica, called Explorer.
For the sake of geography, it would make sense that another was placed near the West Coast, near a populated area that had an involvement in NASA. My bet would be Ames Research Center in the San Francisco bay area, which played a major role in the development of the shuttle, and has a large airfield that isn't used very often.
Once in a while, a shuttle would probably be sent on a "goodwill trip" around the world; this frequently happens with space capsules from the Mercury and Apollo days. This would probably occur less frequently with the shuttles, however, as they take a little more effort (and money) to move around.
2006-07-21 17:33:25 · answer #2 · answered by ndcardinal3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
National Air & Space Museum
2006-07-21 07:59:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They'll be put on display at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
and in houston and other museums around the country and the world.
2006-07-21 08:10:59 · answer #4 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like the Space Shuttle Enterprise, they will be put in air and space museums.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/museum/udvarhazy/articles/space_opening.cfm
http://www.nasm.si.edu/udvarhazy/
2006-07-21 07:59:57 · answer #5 · answered by Sir J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
greater often than not museums. i do no longer see plenty if something being critically reused in different area flight structures. what's rather undesirable is that we plan to retire the commute fleet completely in 2010 and we've no lower back up waiting - it will be a minimum of 5 years in the previous we've something in any respect to fill its function. that's an occasion of the failed creative and prescient of NASA and the common ineptitude of the U.S. government to have a attitude.
2016-12-10 11:45:42 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hope to see one at Wright Patterson in Dayton
2006-07-21 08:01:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They'll probably go on display at museums around the country, or world.
2006-07-21 07:58:56 · answer #8 · answered by Jared Z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They goto the Smithsonian
2006-07-21 08:00:31 · answer #9 · answered by codemonkey812 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NASA drives them out in the country and shoots them!
2006-07-21 08:06:26 · answer #10 · answered by PoohP 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋